About Us

Propagating social change through sustainable art

Propagating social change through sustainable art

Coming from a city like Jaipur, known for its explosions of colour and culture, we’ve always been fascinated with design. We were always keen on doing something in design, but wanted to ground that in a solid business framework which is why we studied finance, and accounting and then further pursued a design course. Our eureka moment, was when we were doing a class on Recycled Design. We’ve grown up seeing factories and industries around us, and the one thing we always noticed was the excess material that is always lying around. There had to be a better way of making use of this, instead of simply sending it to the landfill or selling it at scrap value which
(a) created no profits and (b) depleted the environment
And that’s where the idea for what would become Workshop Q came from! We started a small product design studio in Jaipur as a passion project and went around collecting excess material from nearby households, workshops, and factories. Using the skills we’d developed over the years, we then took that material, and redesigned, remade and upcycled that material into various home décor products such as clocks, photo-frames, coasters, and trays. By upcycling excess and waste material into something that would look right at home on your desk or on your coffee table, we were able to start a conversation around the nexus between aesthetic and environmental sustainability.
During our journey of retailing to online, offline and international stores, we also received a lot of interest from corporate houses and established businesses. Their waste was our raw material, and we branched into creating art installations and sculptures.
RADHIKA (KHAITAN) MITTAL

Co-Founder, Designer, Mom, Doodler

Education- BA in Management & Finance (University of Nottingham, UK), Associate of Arts in Visual Communications (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, USA)
MADHVI (KHAITAN) PITTIE

Co-Founder, Artist, Mom, Graphic Designer, Animal Welfare Activist

Education- BSc in Accounting & Finance (University of Warwick, UK), Associate of Arts in Visual Communications (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, USA)
  • Sustainable

    Sustainability is an important term for us. We don’t just use it as an attractive word to put into our write-ups, but as our design philosophy where every piece coming out of WorkshopQ is assured as ‘sustainable’.
    • We ensure that the all materials used are environmentally responsible.
    • The manufacturing process is ecologically sound and does not create any pollution or consume excessive power
    • We believe in vocal for local

  • Innovation

    Using our expertise we convert the waste into an end product that is a work of art. We innovate at every step and at every roadblock. WorkshopQ believes that there is scope to upcycle; converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value and reuse in every process and way. This foundation of our design principle is clearly evident in our products and processes. We believe in creating experiences where our clients can read the history of the product, what it was and what it is now.

  • Ethic

    Our team is treated fairly and is provided with safe, healthy conditions to work. We have supported 70+ artisans so far in our 8 year journey. We design, not just for the current market and the market taste, but also for the anticipated demands of a more aware and a more ecologically sound future society.

OUR CREATIVE PROCESS

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Meet

Understanding how your business wants to achieve its sustainability goals.

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Research

Analysing all information available to learn about your industrial waste.

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Ideate

Conceptualising the best usage of your pre- & post-consumer waste.

Sketch-120x120-min

Design

Concepts and digital renders are presented, showcasing an optimal solution for upcycling.

Fabricate-120x120-min

Fabricate

Our skilled artisans give life to the selected design through upcycling, segregating, construction & assembly.

Deliver-120x120-min

Deliver

Delivering our high-quality art to the desired target audience. Reuse. Upcycle. Create.

Our

Holistic

History

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Using local resources and collaborating with local artists having indigenous skills
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Promoting awareness through art by upcycling in a circular economy
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Working towards the UN SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) 12: ‘Responsible consumption’

We design. We create

We visualize. We find chaos in the calm. We find bumps in the seamless. We see incoherent in the coherent. We upcycle. We recycle. We sustain. We find what we can upcycle. We find what we cannot upcycle. We experiment. We learn